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Surname
THORNGATE
Forename
Henry
Day
03
Month
02
Year
1903
Age
36
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
South Rhondda
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Rhondda Colliery Co. (1898) Ltd
Location
Llanharan
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall at face rock 14ft. by 9ft. by 21ins. thick fell and crushed out two props. There ought to have been at least two more props set under it. The fireman said that he examined the place 20 minutes before the fall occurred. No.3 Rhondda seam.